Solar power optocoupler application

Solar energy is a clean and renewable new energy source, which is more and more popular among people. It has a wide range of functions in people's lives and work. One of them is to convert solar energy into electrical energy to provide power for users' lighting and life, or Incorporated into the grid. In solar power generation circuit systems, various types of spot couplers are widely used in order to improve safety performance, reduce cost and design risk, and reduce size.

The I/O communication port in the string inverter requires isolation for safety and minimizes RF noise, which can occur when noise coupling transfers the communication cable to an efficient antenna for RF transmission Kind of noise. Isolation with high-speed optocouplers can quickly and easily eliminate the need for expensive EMI/RFI complex equipment and reduce design risk.
Commonly used high-speed optocouplers are: TLP109, TLP118, 6N136, 6N137, PC4D10, HCPL-M452 and so on.
Since the string inverter converts the high voltage DC output in the solar panel into a high voltage output that is transmitted to the grid. This high voltage must be isolated from the low voltage circuitry that is accessible to the user. Optically isolated IGBT drivers also allow designers to isolate low-noise control circuits from noisy high-voltage and high-current circuits, improving performance, reducing product size and simplifying the design process.

Commonly used IGBT drive optocouplers are: TLP352, PC923, PC929, FOD8316, FOD3120 and so on.
Since solar power will eventually be integrated into the grid, in order to protect the low voltage devices from high voltage power, a typical optocoupler may not be sufficient. For some high isolation optocouplers, AC isolation exceeds 8000V.

Commonly used high isolation voltage optocouplers are: CNY64, CNY65 and so on.
 It typically includes a relay contact output for starting an external device, such as a fan for preventing audible alarms and auxiliary cooling of the power output. Although mechanical relays can be used in these applications, the reliability of optically isolated solid state relays is higher. In addition to the SSR option, customers can choose to use a MOSFET driver to build a custom relay with discrete standard MOSFETs.

Common SSR optocouplers are: TLP4222G, TLP3231, etc.

Common MOSFET drive optocouplers are: TLP352, PC923, PC929, FOD8316, FOD3120 and so on.
At the same time, common transistor output optocouplers are widely used in various control, isolation, feedback, sampling and other circuits.

Common transistor output optocouplers are: TLP781, TLP785, TLP185, PC817, PS2501 and so on.